Brisbane vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
37
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.47M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 173% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6726th ($2016 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Australia and Zambia, respectively. Check Australia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lusaka

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Brisbane Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$9642

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675